Kindergarten Students from St. Martin School Make a Difference Following the Ice Storm of 2009, the JK/SK students at St. Martin School were very concerned about the trees that were lost in the community of Terrace Bay. The students were learning about the environment and how they should [Read more]
St. Martin Hosts Spring Clothing Swap On Wednesday, April 28th St. Martin Elementary School, Terrace Bay, was host to the bi-annual clothing swap that has generated a considerable amount of interest in our small community. For three weeks parents from the Terrace Bay and Schreiber [Read more]
BROWN ANNOUNCES $85,000 FOR FAMILY HEALTH TEAMS QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma-Manitoulin, is pleased to announce that the funding letters for the new Family Health Teams’ Development Grant Agreements have been signed. Manitouwadge General Hospital, Chapleau Health Services, and [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION OF OJIBWAYS RANKIN RESERVE 15D, GOULAIS BAY RESERVE 15A, OBADJIWAN RESERVE 15E, WHITEFISH ISLAND 15 Press Release May 7, 2010 “MOA Does Not Guarantee Point Of Purchase Tax Exemption For First Nations” Batchewana First Nation represented by Chief and Council are [Read more]
McGuinty Government Adding 30 New Family Health Teams Ontario is calling for applications for 30 new Family Health Teams (FHTs), which will help increase access to family health care for Ontarians. New Family Health Team applicants will be selected from health care providers and/or community [Read more]
Cast of more than 100 ready to take the stage by Karina Hunter Two years ago, Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Manitouwadge performed a live musical version of Disney’s The Jungle Book™ to much critical acclaim. The only negative critique they received actually is that there had [Read more]
NEW DEMOCRAT BILLS PASS IMPORTANT VOTES IN COMMONS Ottawa – Carol Hughes is lauding the passage of an important Climate Change Bill and the continued success of another bill that will bring an element of fairness to the Canada pension deductions for members of Canada’s military and RCMP. Both [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s Parents Reaching Out Grants Now Available Ontario is helping more parents play a vital role in public education and get involved in their children’s education through its Parent Reaching Out (PRO) grants.Applications for the 2010-11 school year are now available [Read more]
McGuinty Government Expands Specialist High Skills Major Program Ontario is helping more high school students get an academic and career edge by expanding its Specialist High Skills Major program to 100 more schools across the province, benefiting 8,000 additional students. Two new majors will also [Read more]
Expanding Access To Family Health Care by Karina Hunter This afternoon, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews will be joined by Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi at the University of Ottawa Health Services Family Health Team offices in Toronto where the pair will be outlining [Read more]
House of Commons Adopts Key Climate Change Bill Opposition parties unite to pass C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, 149 to 136 OTTAWA – The country’s only federal climate change bill passed a final vote in the House of Commons Wednesday night with the support of New Democrat, Bloc, [Read more]
First Nations In Ontario And Ontario Government Sign Memorandum Of Agreement To Work Together To Continue First Nation Tax Exemption May 5, 2010 First Nations in Ontario, represented by the Political Confederacy, and the Government of Ontario represented by Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Chris [Read more]
House of Commons Adopts Key Climate Change Bill Opposition parties unite to pass C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, 149 to 136 OTTAWA – The country’s only federal climate change bill passed a final vote in the House of Commons Wednesday night with the support of New Democrat, Bloc, [Read more]
Final Vote Today on Country’s Only Federal Climate Change Bill Last House vote on Bill C-311, Climate Change Accountability Act, Wednesday at 5:30pm OTTAWA – Canada’s only federal climate change legislation, Bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act, will face a final House of [Read more]
McGuinty Government Builds Stronger Foundation For Transparency Ontario is bringing more openness and transparency to government. The Members’ Integrity Amendment Act, 2010 was introduced and passed today. It: modernizes the code of conduct that governs members of the Ontario legislature [Read more]
